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Looking blankly at Qianqiu's "nonsense," Wei Lai watched, while Timothy and He Yan beside him stared intently at the falling Hyde through their gradually shrinking field of vision.

"Lord Chiaki... Hyde, he..."

Timothy gritted his teeth as he watched Hyde fall into the abyss. The elevator slowly sank into the ground, and a sense of loss mixed with a strange sense of relief churned in Timothy's heart.

"If he died so easily..."

Qianqiu looked at Timothy, her eyes shining so brightly that Timothy dared not look directly at her.

"Then he would have failed the immense power of the Grell Stone, and also failed the suffering you have endured over the years."

"Don't worry, Hyde is definitely still alive. He won't die so easily. Maybe he'll come down soon."

"He's still alive...?"

Timothy's heart, which had just sunk, jumped up again. He felt as if his heart was being tossed about by a thousand arrows, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

He had no idea whether he wanted Hyde to die or what he wanted.

Ka Ka Ka

The elevator slowly came to a stop. Qianqiu didn't speak, and the four of them remained silent as well.

As the elevator stopped, the lights in the lobby slowly came on.

This is a hall covered with murals, and in the center of the hall, a machine resembling a central controller slowly rises.

Qianqiu glanced at the controller, then immediately focused her attention on the murals around her.

In the original story, she vaguely remembered that the Grell mine was located at the top of a certain mural, but she couldn't quite remember which one it was.

In addition, Chiaki also remembered a memorable scene: the central controller was destroyed, and the seal on the Grell mine shattered, exposing the summoning array that allowed the spacetime tunnel to be summoned.

In other words, the central controller is meaningless to Qianqiu, since it will be dismantled anyway in order for Timsi to summon the spacetime tunnel to take him and the future back.

Upon arriving at the hall, He Yan saw that Timothy looked dejected, while Qian Qiu's gaze fell on the murals. After thinking for a moment, he began to introduce the murals, hoping to help Timothy recover some of his composure.

"These murals record the rise and fall of our nation..."

He Yan spoke of each mural one by one, while Qian Qiu carefully stroked the mural, sensing the reaction of the Grell mine.

Unfortunately, the Grell mine was sealed too tightly, and not a single ounce of energy leaked out. Even after Qianqiu had looked through all the murals, he still couldn't sense the location of the Grell mine.

Timothy, however, remained like a walking corpse, unsure whether he was anticipating Hyde's arrival or his death.

Chapter 175 The Pretty Girl's Flirtation

"This last mural..."

"It symbolizes despair."

He Yan led Qianqiu and the other two to the last and largest mural.

By this time, they had finished touring the entire hall, which was a circular corridor with one end connected to the other. To the left of the largest mural was the first mural, and to the right was the second to last one.

"Is this also a mural?"

Looking at the pitch-black wall, Wei Lai looked at He Yan with a puzzled expression.

Since Hyde hadn't appeared after everyone had finished looking at the murals, Timothy gradually recovered and focused his attention on the murals.

"Yes."

He Yan sighed and placed his hand on the dark mural. "No one knows what this mural records. Even the Book of Grell doesn't have a detailed record of it."

"But because our country's final fate was destruction, those of us who remained could only conclude that the meaning of this mural was despair."

"Because of the theft of the Grell Stone, the world was plunged into despair and destruction, which is why it is now pitch black."

"Hmm...enterprise-level understanding."

Qianqiu nodded in agreement with He Yan's idea. She reached out and placed her hand on the dark mural. Having read the original work, she knew that beneath this darkness was a picture of two countries working hand in hand and developing peacefully.

However, to be honest, this pattern doesn't represent history. On the contrary, the pitch blackness is more in line with the history of destruction.

Qianqiu did not explain these details to He Yan and Timothy, because even if they knew the true meaning of the mural, they would not have the opportunity to witness it.

It's better not to say anything then. Not giving hope to those in despair is the greatest mercy one can show to those in the know.

"I still can't sense it..."

Chiaki, who had been pressing her hand against the mural for a while, shook her head and sighed helplessly.

Her perception was really poor. She had asked Orochimaru for help before, but he refused to teach her and instead told her to go find the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools.

That makes sense. The Uzumaki clan's sensory abilities are indeed among the best in the ninja world. If they could find the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools and obtain its inheritance, it would be the greatest boost for Chiaki.

Mito Uzumaki has already said that she wants Chiaki to truly inherit the Land of Whirlpools and pass it on to future generations.

This is officially recognized; it can't be faked.

"Is destroying one wall the only way to find the Grell mine?"

Chiaki looked around at the murals, trying to find one that seemed harmless even if it was damaged.

Otherwise, we might as well just tear down the biggest one. Anyway, they think this is a hopeless ending, so it doesn't matter if we tear it down.

It's such a hassle. Since they're going to reset it anyway, it doesn't matter if I dismantle it myself, right?

But if I do that, I always feel like I'm going to lose something...

Chiaki scratched her long pink hair in frustration, and finally leaned dejectedly against Mirai.

"In the future... I guess I'm still too soft-hearted... I can't be as hard-hearted as those people..."

"...It's alright, this is what makes it a timeless story, isn't it?"

Mirai nuzzled Chiaki's cheek to comfort her. She liked Chiaki's gentleness. If Chiaki didn't consider others and acted solely for her own power, Mirai wouldn't feel Chiaki's charm.

"Hmm...the future..."

Qianqiu started acting cute towards the future. Who knows how much power a mature and beautiful woman acting cute towards a petite little girl has? At least Timothy and He Yan were completely stunned.

"Hmph hmph hmph! Caw caw caw!"

Just then, a loud crash came from the elevator, followed by a burst of maniacal laughter.

bang

The elevator was blown open, leaving a large hole; the elevator was now completely destroyed.

A strangely shaped monster with a human form jumped out of the elevator.

It was entirely iron-blue, with a pair of bat wings, horns on its head, and teeth in its mouth, looking every bit like a demon or monster.

"Ah! Youmu!"

Startled, Wei Lai jumped up and drew his blood-stained longsword, aiming it at the monster.

Timothy and He Yan were also startled and kept backing away.

Strange-shaped things always frighten people, and if such strange-shaped things are humanoid, they become even more indescribable and terrifying.

After all, fear stems from a lack of understanding, so the best way to deal with fear is to confront it directly!

Chiaki straightened up from the future with an annoyed expression. She had already seen it once in the original work, so she was somewhat familiar with the monster's appearance.

Although it's very ugly, it has to be said that its abilities have been enhanced quite a bit, even though it's very ugly.

Strength is temporary, but handsomeness lasts a lifetime.

Just because it's ugly, this monster is already sentenced to death.

"Oh my, my Lord Hyde, you've finally arrived."

Chiaki mimicked Sakumo Hatake, saying to Hyde in a sarcastic tone, "They've been waiting for you for ages, you're so slow!"

"If a man is too fast in some aspects and too slow in others, then to a girl, this man is a useless person."

"Hyde?"

Timothy was stunned by Qianqiu's words. That monster-like guy was actually Hyde?

The complex emotions in his heart rose again, but in the end, only a feeling remained.

kill!

This monster killed his parents and made him suffer such a miserable fate.

Killing them is not enough to appease public anger!

Timothy, his mind racing, roared and charged toward Hyde.

"I have perfectly merged with the Grell Stone, and my power has been greatly enhanced!"

Hyde laughed loudly, glaring menacingly at Timothy as he charged forward, and roared, "You're the first one to come and die? Very well!"

"Let me send you to reunite with your parents in the underworld, Timothy!"

Green light gathered around Hyde, and the Grell Stone completely controlled his body, firing an extremely powerful energy cannon at Timsey.

"Idiot, go back!"

Qianqiu reached out and pulled the hot-blooded Timothy over, tossing him directly to the back row.

"Watch him!"

Qianqiu said coldly to He Yan, then turned to look at the eager Future, "Future, when necessary, control him for a moment. This kind of guy who is completely blinded by power is helpless against illusions."

"understand!"

Future nodded vigorously and placed her hand on her ring.

Chiaki stepped forward, clasped his hands together on the ground, and shouted, "Earth Release: Infinite Earth Flow Wall!"

Chapter 176 What does this have to do with me, Qianqiu?

Rumble

An earthen wall slowly rose up, blocking Hyde's path.

The deep green energy shockwave crashed into the earthen wall created by Qianqiu. Under Hyde's expectant gaze, the earthen wall shattered upon contact, completely unable to stop the deep green shockwave.

"Hahaha! I knew it!"